Charging system with sensor diagnosis function and method of diagnosing sensor applied to the same

Abstract

A charging system with a sensor diagnosis function is provided. The system includes an AC input voltage sensor that detects a voltage of an input end with an AC power applied thereto and a resistor that is connected to the input end. A power factor correction circuit unit adjusts and outputs a power factor of AC power applied through the resistor. An output voltage of the power factor correction circuit unit is applied to a capacity of the system. A controller then diagnoses the AC input voltage sensor based on a value of current passing through the resistor, a value of a voltage of the capacitor, and a resistance value of the resistor.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A charging system with a sensor diagnosis function, comprising:
 an alternating current (AC) input voltage sensor configured to detect a voltage of an input end with AC power applied thereto; 
 a resistor connected to the input end; 
 a power factor correction circuit unit configured to adjust and output a power factor of AC power applied through the resistor; 
 a capacitor to which an output voltage of the power factor correction circuit unit is applied; and 
 a controller configured to diagnose the AC input voltage sensor based on a value of current passing through the resistor, a value of the voltage of the capacitor, and a resistance value of the resistor, 
 wherein the resistor has a varied resistance value based on temperature, and wherein the controller is configured to estimate temperature of the resistor, estimate the resistance value of the resistor based on the estimated temperature of the resistor, and diagnose the AC input voltage sensor using the estimated resistance value of the resistor. 
 
     
     
       2. The charging system according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a relay connected in parallel to the resistor, 
 wherein the controller is configured to convert the relay to a short-circuit state from an open state when the voltage of the capacitor is equal to or greater than a predetermined reference value after an operation of the charging system is started. 
 
     
     
       3. The charging system according to  claim 2 , wherein the controller is configured to diagnose the AC input voltage sensor when the relay is in an open state. 
     
     
       4. The charging system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to estimate a value of an AC input voltage using the value of current passing through the resistor, the estimated resistance value of the resistor, and the value of the voltage of the capacitor. 
     
     
       5. The charging system according to  claim 4 , wherein the controller is configured to compare the estimated value of the AC input voltage and a detected value detected by the AC input voltage sensor to diagnose a state of the AC input voltage sensor. 
     
     
       6. The charging system according to  claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to repeatedly determine a state of the AC input voltage sensor at a predetermined period; and wherein, during one determination period, the controller is configured to calculate a heated amount due to the resistor using current passing through the resistor and the estimated resistance value of the resistor estimated during a previous period, subtract a predetermined heat dissipation amount from the calculated heated amount to derive temperature variation amount, and add the temperature variation amount to the estimated temperature of the resistor determined during the previous period to determine the estimated temperature of the resistor. 
     
     
       7. A method of diagnosing a sensor applied to the charging system which comprises an alternating current (AC) input voltage sensor configured to detect a voltage of an input end with AC power applied thereto; a resistor connected to the input end; a power factor correction circuit unit configured to adjust and output a power factor of AC power applied through the resistor; a capacitor to which an output voltage of the power factor correction circuit unit is applied; and a controller configured to diagnose the AC input voltage sensor based on a value of current passing through the resistor, a value of the voltage of the capacitor, and a resistance value of the resistor, comprising:
 receiving, by the controller, a detected value of current passing through the resistor and a detected value of a voltage of the capacitor when an alternating current (AC) input voltage is applied to the input end; 
 estimating, by the controller, a resistance value of the resistor based on the temperature; 
 estimating, by the controller, a value of the AC input voltage using the estimated resistance value of the resistor, the detected value of the current, and the detected value of the voltage; 
 comparing, by the controller, a detected value of an AC input voltage detected by the AC input voltage sensor and the estimated value of the AC input voltage estimated in the estimating of the voltage; and 
 diagnosing, by the controller, a state of the AC input voltage sensor based on a difference between the detected value of the AC input voltage and the estimated value of the AC input voltage. 
 
     
     
       8. The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the method is repeatedly performed at a predetermined period; and wherein the estimating of the resistance value includes determining, by the controller, the resistance value of the resistor based on an outdoor temperature during a first period. 
     
     
       9. The method according to  claim 8 , wherein the estimating of the resistance value includes:
 calculating, by the controller, a heated amount due to the resistor using current passing through the resistor and the estimated resistance value of the resistor estimated during a previous period; 
 subtracting, by the controller, a predetermined heat dissipation amount from the calculated heated amount to derive temperature variation amount; 
 adding, by the controller, the temperature variation amount to the estimated temperature of the resistor determined during the previous period to determine the estimated temperature of the resistor; and 
 determining, by the controller, the resistance value of the resistor based on the estimated temperature of the resistor. 
 
     
     
       10. The method according to  claim 7 , wherein the receiving of the detected value includes opening, by the controller, a relay connected in parallel to opposite ends of the resistor to transmit AC power input through the input end through the resistor.